Personal information | |||
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Full name | Anthony Cousins | ||
Date of birth | 25 August 1969 | ||
Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Belvedere | |||
1985–1987 | Chelsea | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988 | Middlesbrough | 0 | (0) |
1988–1990 | Dundalk | ? | (20) |
1990–1993 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
1992–1993 | Hereford United | 3 | (0) |
1993–1996 | Bohemians | 82 | (21) |
1996–2002 | Shamrock Rovers | 145 | (46) |
2002–2003 | Bray Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
National team | |||
1988 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 1 | (0) |
1989–1992 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 6 | (4) |
1997–1999 | League of Ireland XI | 2 | (1) |
Teams managed | |||
2006–2008 | Galway United | ||
2008 | Kildare County | ||
2009–2016 | Longford Town | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Tony Cousins (born 25 August 1969 in The Liberties) is an Irish former footballer and manager.
Cousins was involved in full-time football from the age of sixteen when he joined English club Chelsea, where he spent two years. Throughout his career he played for Dundalk, Liverpool, Hereford United, Middlesbrough, Bohemians, Shamrock Rovers and Bray Wanderers.
He is the first cousin of Tommy Dunne.
He made his League of Ireland debut for Dundalk at Waterford on 25 September 1988. After two years at Oriel Park, during which he shared the PFAI Young Player of the Year Award in 1989/90, he signed for Liverpool. Due to injury he failed to make a single first team appearance before getting a free transfer to Middlesbrough at the end of the 1992/93 season. After 3 appearances for Hereford he came home to sign for Bohemians where he scored 22 goals in 83 league games over three seasons.
He signed for Shamrock Rovers in the summer of 1996, making his debut in a preseason friendly against Heart of Midlothian. His first of many goals for the Hoops came in a friendly win against Crewe Alexandra. Three weeks later, he scored his first competitive goal in a 2–2 draw against Shelbourne in the League of Ireland Cup. His first league goal came against Bray Wanderers on 13 September 1996.